בֵּית חוֹרוֹן

Strong’s Definition

Beth-Choron, the name of two adjoining places in Palestine

Etymology & Derivation

from H1004 (בַּיִת) and H2356 (חוֹר); house of hollowness;

KJV Usage

Beth-horon.

Detailed Definition

From the Brown–Driver–Briggs (BDB) Hebrew lexicon outline.

• 1.two towns in ephraim
• 2.upper beth-horontown on the mountains of ephraim
• 3.lower beth-horontown located 800 feet (245 m) lower than upper beth-horon

Scholarly Notes

Transliteration: Bêyth Chôwrôwn; Pronunciation: bayth kho-rone'